just a thought.
I
think I've been through all the SEXPs, but would it at all possible to have a tag or sexp (maybe even the AI-Play-Dead one) make a ship rotate at random? like the asteroids or something... just an idea. I think it'd make abandoned or dead starships a little more realistic.
(btw, on an off-note, has anyone here besides me read some of the works of David Weber? I don't want to be alone on that one)
EDIT: the reason I ask about david weber is that in his books Crusade and Insurrection, there are some incredible space battles (with beam cannons

) and some interesting tactics used.
In crusade, the enemy would ram with personnel shuttles and board you and try to take the ship in intraship combat.
In Insurrection, there were MASSIVE orbital fortresses and weapons like the piranha, only fit to take down capships and could do subspace jumps.
probably one of the greatest parts was when there was a battle of ECM.
a huge swarm of fighters went into battle, and suddenly ALL the enemy ships went friendly on their radars. needless to say they got their butts handed to them.

I don't remember which book that was from, crusade, I think.
oh well, I've babbled enough. I'm going to bed.
Bob
silly hippie